Bella Donna (novel)
# Bella Donna (novel)

Bella Donna is a 1909 British romance novel by the British writer Robert Hichens.

## Summary

A flighty young Englishwoman marries an Egyptologist. Once on the archaeological site she falls for a suave Egyptian, and plots to do away with her husband.

## Reception

It was listed among the top six bestselling books in the United States in the December 1909 (ranked sixth) and January 1910 (ranked second) issues of The Bookman.

## Adaptations

It has been made into films on four occasions:

* Bella Donna (1915 film), an American silent film starring Pauline Frederick
* Bella Donna (1923 film), an American silent film starring Pola Negri
* Bella Donna (1934 film), a British film starring Conrad Veidt
* Temptation (1946 film), an American film starring Merle Oberon
